Tool



May 11 1926. A v 1,584,374

E. F.- HONIUS TOOL Filed Dec. 29. 1924 2 sheetssheet 1 Arroaufvs May 111926.

E. F. HONIUS TOOL Filed DBG. 29, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheeil 2 JN VENT QREDM/Ann F Hemus,

- ATTN/Eva Patented May 11, 1926.

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EDWARD F. HONIUS, OF NOB-TH MANCHESTER, INDIANA.

TOOL.

Application filed December 29, i924. Serial No. 758,620.

This invention relates to tools for removing sleeves from housings,suoli as the rear system axle housing` of Fords.

The object of the invention is to provide aV tool which will .enable theuser to quickly and easily perform the removal of sleeves from housings,said tool being economical to manufacture, and readily packed andstored. To this end I have provided a sleeve lo pulling tool having a.member adapted to be inserted in the seeve to be removed and a liftingbar cooperating with said member.

In the accompanying' drawings z- Fig. l is a perspective view showingthe tool in position ready to pull a. sleeve from a housing removed froma car;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the position ofthe tool and sleeveafter the sleeve has been pulled out of its housing, and the relation ofthe plunger to this sleeve;

.F 3 is a sectional view of the pulling member of the tool with itscooperating lifting member in elevation; Y

Fig. 4L is a sectional viewtaken on the line 4-4 of Figure. 5 andshowing the spring i plunger;

Fig. 5 is sectional view taken through the lower part of the pullingmember shown in Fig. 3 illustrating the means for limiting the movementof the plunger;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 7 illustrating amodification of my pulling tool; and

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6, and looking in thedirection of the arrows.

In these drawings, l designates a pulling or lifting member which may beformed in any suitable manner. In the present in stance I have shown itas made of tubing, having a plurality of apertures 2, for thepurpose'hereinafter set forth. Rigidly secured in the lifting member lis a casing 8 having a slot a, said casing being screwthreaded on itsinner surface for a short distance, as shown at 5. In'the drawings thecasing 3 is shown near the bottom of the member l, but it may be locatedat any desired place to adapt the tool for use in various constructions.Mounted within said casing 3 is a. retaining plug 6 carrying a spring 7attached to a plunger 8. The plunger 8 is provided with a stud or tongue8aL adapted to travel in said slot 4- and limit the movement of theplunger in its relation to the member l. A lifting bar 9 having afulcrumv l0 pivoted at ll completes the tool. The lifting bar is shownin the drawing as having a rounr-ed head at one end, adapted to enterthe apertures in the member l. It

will he noted that a series of apertures similar to the apertures 2 maybe located 11i the member l, opposite the apertures 2 so that thelifting bar may be used from different positions.

In the drawings I have shown one maiiner of using the tool in removingthe sleeve from the rear aigle. housing of a Ford cai when the housinghas been removed, but it will vbe understood that it may be used inother ways.

lis shown, the housing l2 is rip-ended, with the outside bearing sleeve13 extending upwardly. With the housing in this position, the member lof the pulling tool is inserted in the sleeve lby pushing the springplunger 8 back, flush with the lifting member.

The lifting member is pushed down into the sleeve as far as it will goand is then turned around until the plunger 8 snaps into the grease cuphole in the sleeve 13. The

bar-9 is then inserted in the uppermost aperture in the member 'l andthe fulcrum l0 rested on the housing. As pressure is applied to the bar9, the member- 1 is raised, bringing with it the roller bearing sleeveby means of the The lifting plunger 8.

bar 9 may be moved from the topmost aperture 2 to the next lowerapertureand so on until the sleeve is pulled completely out of thehousing.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 6 and 7, I have shown the sameprovided with means for adapting it for use in pulling sleeves fromhousings when the housing is not removed from the car in addition to themeans for pulling when removed from the car, vidmg a tool having a dualfunction.

sleeves from housings thereby prothis end the member 14 is provided withtwo series of apertures l5 extending substantially the entire length ofthe same so that there will be apertures adjacent the plungers 16 and 25adapted to receive the head of the lifting bar 9 according to whetherthe housing has been removed or not removed. The two series of aperturesare provided to adapt the tool for use on either side of the car andenable the operator to place the bar 9 -so that it may be easilyoperated from diiferent positions.

Near one end of the member 14 I provide a plunger construction identicalwith the construction shown 1n Figs. 1 to 5 for use when the housing hasplunger' construction for use when the housing is not removed,comprising an aperture 22 adapted to receive a projecting member orplunger 23 having a shank portion'24 the end of which is adapted toextend about a screw 25 or other means secured in the member 14. Theplunger 28 is held in place by a spring 26 secured to the member 14 bysaid screw 25 and a second screw 27. Apertures 28 and 29 in the member14 opposite the screws 26 and 27 permit access to the heads of saidscrews for adjustment purposes.

It will be seen that the construction for the plunger 16 is preferablein that it is stronger but is only capable of use When the housing hasbeen removed from the car, While the plunger construction 23 Will per.mit the member 14 to be slipped over the axle and inserted in thesleeve until said plunger23 snaps into the grease cup and thus enablethe operator to pull out the sleeve by the bar 9 Without removing thehousing from the car.r In this Way I have provided in a single toolmeans for performing the same operation under different conditions andthis is important in that it enables the operator to accomplish With onetool what heretofore required tvvo tools.

From the foregoing description it Will be seen that With my improvedtool, sleeves may be removed from the housings more quickly and easily;and also thatvit may be cheaply manufactured. v

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, Ido not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the details" ofconstruction, for obvious modilications will appear to one skilled inthe art` IIa-ving thus fully described my invention, what I claim asneuT and desire to secure by Letters Patent is y 1. In a pulling tool ofthe character den scribed, a member having a plurality of openings,means mounted in said member adapted to be held flush therewith orextended beyond it, whereby said member may be inserted in and locked toa device, and means for successively engaging the openings in saidmember to exert a pulling or lifting action on said member and thedevice locked thereto.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with apulling member having a plurality of apertures and a springpressedplunger near one end thereof, a housing for said plunger, and means forlimiting the movement of said plunger, of a lifting bar having one endadapted to enter successively the apertures in said pulling member.

3. In a device of the character described tlee combination with apulling member having a plurality of apertures and a spring pressedplunger near one end thereof, and means for limiting the movement yofsaid plunger, of a lifting bar having one end adapted to entersuccessively the apertures in said vpulling member.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

EDWARD F. I-IONIUS.

